ThespaKusatsu Gunma will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what ThespaKusatsu Gunma, who have the the best goal difference (+7) in J3-League, have to build on here at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma in the J3-League. The ThespaKusatsu Gunma fans aren't used to losing here at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma and will expect new points from this game. ThespaKusatsu Gunma has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma manager K. Nuno and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Vanraure Hachinohe (placed 11th) in the J3-League. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Roasso Kumamoto.
Goals decide football matches and ThespaKusatsu Gunma are scoring many of them at home; 13 on target from 6 league matches. ThespaKusatsu Gunma have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
Giravanz Kitakyushu, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in J3-League, have an excellent away record in the J3-League so far with 3-3-0 from 6 games.
Giravanz Kitakyushu are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Roasso Kumamoto (placed 1st). A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Blaublitz Akita.
Giravanz Kitakyushu are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). The Giravanz Kitakyushu defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 6 games).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Giravanz Kitakyushu - ThespaKusatsu Gunma 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for ThespaKusatsu Gunma, 2 draws and 4 wins for Giravanz Kitakyushu. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| ThespaKusatsu Gunma | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 55 | 36 | 10 | Scored | S | 10 | 24 | 45 |
| 32 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 93% | 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 70% | 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | 83% |
| 53% | 73% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 40% | 40% |
| 43% | 60% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | 13% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 3% |
| 60% | 67% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 53% | 53% |
| 27% | 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 47% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Roasso Kumamoto | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Kataller Toyama | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Fujieda MYFC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Sagamihara | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Grulla Morioka | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Fukushima United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Parceiro Nagano | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Azul Claro Numazu | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | YSCC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Tokyo U23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 11 |